He and Stephanie married in 2011. They were happy, but it wasn’t all bliss. He felt the pressure of his new responsibilities. Not only did he pay support for his own child, but Stephanie, who at forty was almost a decade older than Keith, had had other relationships with other men. She’d given birth to five children of her own. They cost money, too. Then, in 2013, Stephanie gave birth to Caleb, who, as it turned out, was autistic and nonverbal. And some of Stephanie’s relatives weren’t working much. Cash just had a way of drifting out of the house. In his darker moods, he figured he was
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